But the bowls were still deplorably full, though the milk was no longer steaming, and the little squares of bread had lost their neat shape, and were all "squashy" together, when Duke threw down his spoon in despair.

Badminton derives from the name of the estate in Gloucestershire where the game was first played in England; tennis stems from tenetz, an old form of tenez, from French tenir ` to hold '; and squash, according to scholars, probably grew out of the "squashy" sound which the original soft ball made against the wall of the court.

The jars, filled with sugar, gin and fruit, need turning regularly until the sugar has dissolved, then tucking away in a dark corner for a couple of months while the magic gets to work.sloes or damsons 900g, washed and picked oversugar 700ggin around 1.5 litres Wipe the damsons, discarding any that are squashy or bruised.